Journal activity 9-26

Spoken Word Poetry - activity 9/26

Go to the following website. Click on the poets’ performance links (most link to Youtube.com). As you watch these poets perform their original work, note in your journal the style of their performance:
• Does the poet speak in a certain rhythm?
• Does the poet speak loudly or softly?
• Does the poet speak fast or slow?
• Does the poet pause a lot, or a little?
• Does the poet read with a lot of energy?
• How does the poet’s performance help you understand the poem?
• How does the poet’s performance improve the experience of the poem for you as a listener?

http://www.poetry.la